Kids Aquatic Survival School Port Hacking

We teach children aquatic survival skills not just water familiarisation.

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT

KASS deliver Australia’s safest, most effective, accelerated aquatic survival program for non verbal infants and young children. The program focuses on aquatic survival skills tailored to children aged 6 months to 6 years.

The Survival skills are designed to form a layer of protection in the prevention against drowning.

The ability to swim a few feet in the water is not necessarily going to save the child in an emergency situation.

No chid is drown-proof, and nothing replaces supervision or restricting access to water, however teaching a child to float could give the child, parents or emergency services those crucial seconds or minutes which could prevent further tragedy.

With KASS the child is skilled in WEEKS not years, because taking years to teach a child aquatic survival skills may be too late.

SURVIVAL AND LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM

From 6 months to walking age

★ A baby will learn breath control (take a breath before submerging in the water).

★ They will learn how to roll over to a floating posture from any position they would find themselves in the water.

★ The baby will learn how to stay in a floating and breathing posture until help arrives.

★ All the above is also taught in full winter clothing, nappy and shoes.

From walking age (around 12 months)

★ A child is taught breath control (take a breath before submerging in the water).

★ How to open eyes under the water so that they can look to where safety is.

★ How to reach up, grab and turn for the side.

★ How to swim (dog paddle) to the side if they are further than arms reach away.

★ How to roll over to float and breathe.

★ How to combine swimming and floating if getting to the side is not obtainable in one breath of swimming.

★ How to stay in a floating and breathing posture if getting to safety is not an option.

All children are taught how to remain in a floating, breathing posture if getting to safety is simply not an option. This is all taught without floaties or parents/carer in the water with the child.

TRANSITIONAL LESSONS

★ 4 competitive strokes and survival backstroke

★ Kicking technique

★ Breath control introducing unilateral breathing

★ Diving for submerged objects

★ Fun and confidence

The KASS Survival and Learn to swim program provides the child with the optimal foundation for their swimming and water safety future. Once the child has completed this stage of survival and swimming they can progress onto weekly transitional lessons.

Transitional lessons are designed to bridge the gap between survival lessons and stroke development.